antipsychotic
they monitor us day and night,
at certain hours
they prepare our pills
and let the funny patient
announce through the hallways
candy time candy time
the medication makes me float,
i cannot feel my legs,
but at least death has escaped me
as i swallow, i lock eyes with the handsome schizophrenic,
because i know we’ll be alone after lunch
and our tongues will be
freed
Translated into English by Pino Pograjc and proofread by Jernej Županič and Rawley Grau.